The Rebel King (All the King's Men, #2)

by Kennedy Ryan

“I love her,” I tell Grim softly, seriously. “I don’t own her. You don’t hold back someone like Lennix because the beauty is in how she flies. I want to see her soar. I just want to make sure she always lands safely.

“The past is behind us. The future is ours. Figure out how you can change the world right now, and don’t fear it. Do it.”

“I’m always fine with anyone knowing you’re with me. You’re what I’m proudest of, Nix.” I mean it. She probably doesn’t believe me, but earning the love of this woman is the greatest thing I’ve ever done, and I want to keep doing it for the rest of my life.

“It’s a lot to give up.” He bends a little until we’re eye to eye. “But what if those crazy kids who dreamed in a tulip field all those years ago about changing the world, about making it a better place, actually get to do it together?”